Pattern: Stripey Fingerless Mitts

Today a knitter asked me how many stitches I cast on for this project.  And I totally forgot about this pair of mitts I made 2 years ago.  I looked at my notes and realized I had most of the pattern written, even in different sizes.  

To make up for my slipping mojo of blogging since the election, I decided to post the pattern here.

Disclaimer, the pattern has not been test knitted, nor tech edited like I usually do.

Downloadable PDF link is provided below. 

I hope you all have a great 2017 ahead and stay warm for the winter.

My needles are busy, but I'm a bit lazy about taking photos lately.  I promise I will get back to blogging more. 

Stripey Fingerless Mitts

PDF downloadable here.

Sizes  Small (Medium, Large)

7 ½” (8”,  8 ½” ) around  x 12 ½” tall  / 19 (20.5, 21.5) cm around x 32 cm tall.

Yarn  Fingering Weight

Needles  US #2 / 2.75 mm  or change needle to obtain gauge

Gauge  28 stitches x 40 rows =  4” x 4” /  10 cm x 10 cm

Construction

• ·         Knit mitten in round from cuff to fingers.
• ·         Put thumb sts on waste yarn to be worked later.
• ·         Continue to knit in round to fingers.
• ·         Work thumb stitches in round.

Abbreviations

k  knit

p  purl

st(s)  stitch(es)

CO  Cast On

BO  Bind Off

rep  repeat

pm  place marker

sm  slip marker

Illustration Link

A photo illustraion showing the process of making thumb opening:

http://daysbythewater.blogspot.com/2010/10/lost-and-found.html

Stripey Fingerless Mitts

With yarn A, CO 52 (56, 60) sts, join in round and pm for beginning of round.

Next round: sm, [k1, p1] to end.

Repeat last round for 5 more rounds.

Join yarn B and k 2 rounds in yarn B.

K 2 rounds in yarn A.

Repeat last 4 rounds for 14 more times.

Cut yarn B, work with yarn A only from this point on.

K 32 rounds, lengthen or shorten here.

Next round, thumb opening:

Right mitten:  k1, k8 with a 15” / 38 cm scrap yarn, slip the 8 knitted sts in scrap yarn back to left needle, k the 8 sts again with original yarn, continue with original yarn and k to end of round.

Left mitten:  k17 (19, 21), k8 with a 15” / 38 cm scrap yarn, slip the 8 knitted sts in scrap yarn back to left needle, k the 8 sts again with original yarn, continue with original yarn and k to end of round.

K 19 rounds.

Next round, decrease:  [k11 (12, 13), k2tog] 4 times.  –  total 48 (52, 56) sts

Next round:  [k1, p1] to end.

Rep last round for 4 more rounds.

BO all sts in pattern.

Thumb

Pick up 8 stitches below the scrap yarn,  and pick up8 sts above the scrap yarn with second needle.

Pull out the scrap yarn.

Next round:

Right mitten:  begin at the stitches above the gap, k8, pick up and k 2 corner sts,  continue to k8 of the stitches below the gap, pick up and k 2 corner sts.  –  total 20 sts

Left Mitten:  begin at the stitches below the gap, k8, pick up and k 2 corner sts,  continue to k8 of the stitches above the gap, pick up and k 2 corner sts.  –  total 20 sts

K 9 more rounds.

Next round: [k1, p1] to end.

Rep last round for 4 more rounds.

BO all sts in pattern.

Weave in all ends.

Block the mittens to shape.